§ Mr. Mike Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report a breakdown of the savings achieved as a result of the Government's campaign against social security fraud and abuse in 1981–82, distinguishing between sources and between the savings achieved by the extra staff deployed for this purpose since May 1979 and by the total work force in comparable form with Table 2 of his predecessor's statement of 6 May 1981.
§ Mr. RossiThe information requested is as follows:
Savings Achieved 1981/82 Activities By the 900* extra staff £ million By the total work force £ million Unemployment review 19.7 43.2 Unemployment review officers-UB 3.3 3.3 Liable Relative Officers 5.5 74.4 Fraud 3.9 43.1 Special Investigations 9.2 49.4 Specialist Claims Control† 3.6 3.6 45.2 217.00 * The number of extra staff allocated to fraud and abuse was reduced from 1,050 in 1980/81 to 900 in 1981/82. † Specialist Claims Control moved towards national implementation only in November 1981. Note:
The "Child Benefit increase" figures shown in the statement made on 6 May 1981 related to a single exercise conducted in 1980/81 only.